Appian ready to deploy US$2B in cash-starved mining sector, says CEO
About a decade ago, private equity (PE) funds began to take an interest in the mining sector. At the time, financing was hard to come by, and the growth of…
Copper
Deep-South stock soars after Namibia renews copper project licence
Canada’s Deep-South Resources (TSX-V: DSM) can finally resume work at its Haib copper project in Namibia as the country’s government has renewed the miner’s prospecting licence for two years. The awaited…
Callinex Mines’ stock surges on high-grade copper resource for Pine Bay project
Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; OTC: CLLXF) has released an initial high-grade copper resource for its 100% owned Pine Bay project in Manitoba, comprising contiguous mineral claims and leases covering 68…
How working with artisanal miners can reduce risk and generate value
Large-scale and artisanal-scale mining (ASM) are often at odds. Artisanal miners are frequently seen as squatters by large-scale companies, using land concessions without formal rights. Their presence also increases the…
Investors feast on Apple while juniors wait for their turn at the buffet
While tech giant Apple scaled new heights to reach over US$194 per share in late June, putting its market cap at an astonishing US$3 trillion, investors are finding junior miners…
Canada’s Top Ten base metals and uranium companies
As the push for green energy gathers more momentum, demand for the metals that go into zero-emission technologies is rising while uranium spot prices have seen a steady climb since January. Here’s a…
Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for US$71M
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has offered PolyMet Mining (TSX: POM; NYSE: PLM) to buy the company’s shares it does not already own for US$2.11 in cash each,…
Canada’s Top Ten: Barrick leads this year’s list of miners by market cap
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) returned as Canada’s largest mining company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, displacing last year’s leader Nutrien (TSX: NTR), which plummeted in market value by…
Mining megatrends create industry meta-crisis, says Newmont CEO
Tom Palmer, CEO of top global gold producer Newmont (NYSE: NGT; TSX: NEM), is monitoring three industry megatrends, which, if left unchecked, could simultaneously animate, interact with, and reinforce one…
Nova Royalty acquires copper NSR on Newmont’s Saddle North in BC
Nova Royalty (TSXV: NOVR; US-OTC: NOVRF) is adding a high-quality copper project to its portfolio with the acquisition of a 0.25% net smelter return (NSR) on the Tatogga property, which…
JV Article: Denarius Metals develops high-grade projects in Spain and Colombia
Mine builder Serafino Iacono has made his mark in Colombia. At his former company, Gran Colombia Gold, he took the troubled Segovia gold project, which was in liquidation in 2010,…
China lights a fuse under the copper producers
Turn your mind back six months ago to January 2023. Markets were in a frenzy predicting enormous growth in Asia as China emerged from its three-year lockdown. Commodity stocks were…